Curse

Amon Warrior · May 14, 2007, 10:31 AM // 10:31

Well spoken Perynne, a good piece of constructive criticism. It should be taken for what it is and as a reference for future events. qft

SotiCoto · May 14, 2007, 10:41 AM // 10:41

... So some guy decided to hold an event because he had too many gold items.... and yet is somehow asking for gold donations to fund something that we don't know about...
... And he holds competitions based on running around Lion's Arch and dancing...
... in a thread riddled with the most attrocious selection of AOL-chat-typing I've seen in quite some while... to the point of being effectively illegible...

I mean... WTF?
If I had too many golds, I'd sell the good ones and merch the not-so-good ones ... or maybe just give them away randomly.
... Common sense.... cripes.

Kay84 · May 14, 2007, 11:14 AM // 11:14

The guy also attended the DVDF party (and couldn't stop using the trade-channel). I think he picked up the idea there.

joyous pain · May 14, 2007, 03:38 PM // 15:38

people if u didnt appreciate what i did which i could of sold the golds for quite a bit but i decided id be nice so if u dont like that i just wont do anything like it again
I was going to do another event for the Americans next weekend because most of em didnt come because of mothers day in america.

guess i wont do it now!

Kay84 · May 14, 2007, 03:46 PM // 15:46

It's not that people don't appreciate the gesture, it's just that people are getting scammed everyday. So you can't blame them for being careful when it comes to donating stuff.

Btw a lot of countries celebrate mothers day, so it's not only the Americans who missed your event. Better use the international district.

Etta · May 14, 2007, 03:48 PM // 15:48

Well you see here JP, it's the "DONATION" bit that's what get people going. You want to do something nice in game, good for you but only if all those stuff are coming out of your pocket. Why don't you ask for donations from your guildies instead of some 3rd party sugar daddy? This way noone will question your motive.

Amon Warrior · May 14, 2007, 03:58 PM // 15:58

JP, people past a certain age (and that includes me), are suspicious by nature. Don't feel demoralized over it. Live, learn and adapt.

savage vapor 33 · May 14, 2007, 04:18 PM // 16:18

Also for future references, JP,

When you do an event, make the thread look VERY formal, organized, and have a lot of people who can back you up or help you out. If you look at the masquerade, it was VERY formal, and had lot of info for every1 and had a lot of help. A little bit of an advance also.

It's nice to see people trying to help out, but just know, people will always bash you if your event, "isnt organized or isnt fun."

It's the thought that counts.

TheRaven · May 14, 2007, 04:44 PM // 16:44

Well, personally I probably would have attended the event....if I had known about it. I have to agree with Perynne's statements. This event wasn't very organized and we were given almost no notice.

From your posts, I'm guessing that you are very young, so I'm not gonna start flaming you. Rather I'll offer some constructive criticism. You can choose to ignore it, but just realize that most of the flamers here are flaming you because you've already ignored some good advice offered here.

1. Give plenty of notice of your event. I don't check forums on the weekend, so I saw your post this morning. I'm sure there are lots of others who would have attended if they saw the post earlier.

2. Work on your spelling and grammar. Your posts will be easier and more pleasant to read and understand.

3. Post all the relevant details about the event in your original post. Your first post didn't even mention the time of the event. If you need to change something later then post a reply but also edit the original announcement.

4. You've asked folks to donate items for the event, yet you got mad when folks accused you of scamming. Why should we trust you? You are brand new to the forums, so personally I feel that you have no right to ask for donations yet. Hold an event and gradually build up a reputation here. If you are trustworthy, you'll quickly make friends and word will get around. This is what made the Masquerade a success. The organizer was trusted and folks did not mind donating stuff to him.

5. Someone here replied and accused you of rigging the games. I wasn't there so I don't know if the games were rigged or if he's just a sore loser. It sounds like there was some difficulty running the games. This is where a little pre-planning and coordination helps. Design all the contests you want to hold ahead of time. Get help from your guildmates. Do a trial run of some of the contests with guildies if necessary.

That's all I have to offer. Basically it's just an organized post stating what others have already tried to tell you. Don't read it and continue with the whining "nobody loves me, everybody hates me" attitude. Instead learn from your mistakes and organize another event.

Diddy bow · May 14, 2007, 06:48 PM // 18:48

The reason people are suspicios is just about anyone can come on and do what you did only run off into the sunset with all the donations...

Got to agree Perynne, orginisation and formality will do you alot of good. And get some people to help out as well

SPIRIT OF THE SEA · May 14, 2007, 08:04 PM // 20:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by vlein

sounds like a dvdf birthday party version 2

Funny ya mention that cause tommrow is my birthday

may 15th 1995